Set ClientID in asp.net

Question

Is it possible to set the ClientID of any asp.net server control? How can I do this?

Answer 1

I would advice against doing this unless you are sure you want to do it, but there is a way. You can override the ClientID property from within the server control.

public override string ClientID
{
    get { return "whatever"; }
}

But as others have noted, you can't do it from outside.